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Genetic diversity and relationships among populations of jackfruit, an underutilized nutrient-rich climate-smart fruit tree crop in Kenya and Uganda
(Taylor & Francis, 2022-09-03)
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) is an underutilized fruit tree crop in East Africa. Despite its importance for food and nutritional security, only limited information exists on the extent of genetic variability ...
Optimised germination protocol for jackfruit seeds and evaluation of methods for extraction of DNA suitable for genetic analysis
(African Crop Science Society, 2022-08-18)
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) is an underutilised plant that is promising in curbing food and nutritional security in sub-Saharan Africa. However, high level of secondary metabolites in its tissues significantly ...
Availability of quality health information on morbidity and mortality indicators to improve maternal healthcare services in Migori county, Kenya
(International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, 2022-03-31)
Assessing availability of quality health information on maternal morbidity and mortality
indicators in the provision of quality healthcare services is critical. The study used retrospective
and prospective study designs ...
Unraveling the Channels of Food Security of the Households in Northern Kenya: Evidence from an Exclusive Dataset
(Elsevier, 2022-12-23)
Most of the 10 million Kenyans lacking food security lived in the arid and semi-arid northern part of the country in a climatic condition of high temperatures and very little rainfall throughout the year. Frequent droughts ...
Africa and mena Regions (2020)
(Brill Nijhoff, 2022-02-21)
2020 heralded the mother-of-all crises – the covid-19 pandemic – that
impacted all countries in Africa, leading to loss of life, jobs, livelihoods and
the crashing of economies, increasing poverty/destitution. This ...
Commonification of food as an approach for the achievement of food security and the realisation of the right to food for all
(Strathmore LJ, 2020)
The commodification of food is one of the many causes of food insecurity as it occasions
the inability of poor households to access the available food because of high prices and
dysfunctional markets. A change of approach ...
Africa and MENA Regions (2019)
(Brill Nijhoff, 2021-02-19)
Africa and MENA regions continue to experience extreme weather events resulting from climate change. Regional institutions and countries have developed legal, policy and institutional frameworks to deal with these challenges ...
Queer lawfare in Kenya: Shifting opportunities for rights realisation
(Pretoria University Law Press, 2022-11-21)
Antiplasmodial and antimicrobial activities of ent-abietane diterpenoids from the roots of Suregada zanzibariensis
(Taylor and Francis, 2022-12-28)
The root extract ofSuregada zanzibariensisBaill. afforded six previ-ously describedent-abietane diterpenoids, namely 7-oxo-ent-abieta-5(6),8(14),13(15)-trien-16,12-olide (1), mangiolide (2),8,14b:11,12a-diepoxy ...
Towards a Competency Based Curriculum: A Pedagogic Perspective
(Journal of Technology & Socio-Economic Development, 2022)
Education remains the powerful tool to engender competencies in the learners to make them
adaptable to the context of work, personal and professional development. The competencies
are significant for achieving sustainable ...